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<p n="35">Duns Rex n <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n35-1">Johem Raper</rs>
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</p>
<p n="36"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n36-1">Thomas Shorter</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50185_occ10">Gent</rs>
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maketh oath that he this Dept<lb></lb>
did on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50185_date16">twenty sixth day of Aprill instant</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50185_date16" type="date" value="17200426"></interp>
Search the<lb></lb>
Muster Books in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50185_geo23"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50185_geo24">Tickett Office</rs>
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London</rs>
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belonging<lb></lb>
to his Maties ship <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50185_geo25">Defyance</rs>
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where this Dept. found<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n36-2">John Raper</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50185_n36-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50185_occ11">Midshipman</rs>
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of ye sd. Ship) Deft in<lb></lb>
this Cause had the Muster Letter agt. his Name<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on the<lb></lb>
said Ships Book the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50185_date17">24th day of Febry last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50185_date17" type="date" value="17200224"></interp>
which<lb></lb>
(as this Dept. was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informed<obscured></obscured>
said office by Mr<lb></lb>
Owen ye Principal Person there) was the last book<lb></lb>
Re<obscured></obscured>
from the said Ship And this Dept. further<lb></lb>
Saith that he doe verily beleive the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n36-4">Jno Raper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is now at Sea in his Maties service on board the<lb></lb>
said Ship <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50185_geo26">Defyance</rs>
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. And this Dept. also Saith<lb></lb>
that the offence supposed to have been Comitted agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n36-3">Robert Fenwick</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50185_n36-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the Prosecutor in this Cause by the<lb></lb>
said Raper & the press Gang of ye said Ship Defyance<lb></lb>
and for which the said Raper was bound over before<lb></lb>
Mr Justice Johnson to Appear at the then next<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions to be held at Hick's Hall for the County of Midxis<lb></lb>
intirely Made up and Agreed with the said Prosecutor<lb></lb>
who has executed a general Release to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n36-5">Jno <lb></lb>
Raper</rs>
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& others for the Same</p>
<p n="37"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50185_date18">Jur 29o. die Aprilis.</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50185_date18" type="date" value="17200429"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Anno Dui 1720 in<lb></lb>
Cur Coram}</note>
<lb></lb>
Harcourt</p>
<p n="38"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50185_n38-1">Tho Shorter</rs>
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